Events Diary
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We are hoping for a full programme of events in 2022. Here are the ones we have booked so far! we hope to see you at one of them.
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Although long gone, the ancient Silk Route which linked China with the west, still retains a memory of former textile glories. This section of the route begins in Khiva and passes through the desert khanates of Bokhara and Samarkhand, across wild and mountainous Kyrgyzstan and finishes on the remote and desolate far western border of China.
The people of these regions have seen huge changes to their traditional ways of life and cultural values by Soviet or Han Chinese domination as well as the ever-present demands of 21st century life. However, hand made textiles still play a central role in everyday life and in many cases, production of handicrafts of all kinds is making a triumphant return.
Jim and I have recently completed an overland trip along the Silk Route focusing on textile producing centres. On the way we discovered carpet making, natural dyeing, fine suzani embroidery, felt making and silk ikat weaving.
A Brand New and exciting venue in Manchester for the Textile Society's annual famously fabulous Antique Textile Fair.
A huge array of all kinds of stalls selling World textiles, Vintage Textiles and Clothes and accessories.
Its quite a few years since we've done this Show as the dates have clashed with other events but this year we shall be there, back from our winter trip to South East Asia with our latest finds.
More details will be added as we get them
And we're back.... with our first World Textile Day of the year.
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Mundford when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful ladies of the local Quilters Guild.
There is ample free parking at the venue which is between Thetford and Swaffham. The nearest train station is at Brandon.
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
Oh how we've missed this lovely Show which has had to be cancelled for two years running.
An online version just isn't the same as the opportunity to see, feel and smell the great varieties of wools, yarns, fabrics and textiles on show here.
We hope to be in our usual spot and we hope to see many of our old customers again at this great weekend show.
Lovely catering stalls are always there too which is a massive plus!
And we're back.... with our first World Textile Day here since 2019
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for King's Sutton when we have finalised it)
An afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talks will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful mother and daughter team of Beryl and Adele.
There is ample free parking at the venue which is just north of Banbury and with easy access from the M42. The nearest train station is at King's Sutton with services from Oxford and Banbury
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
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Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
And we're back....
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Bridge of Allan when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful ladies of the local Quilters Guild.
There is ample free parking around the delightful little town of Bridge of Allan which is easily accessible from Glasgow, Perth, Edinburgh and Stirling. The nearest train station is just a short walk away at Bridge of Allan.
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
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Glamour, glitter, gold, intricate weavings and stunning embroideries are all part of the textiles and costumes made and worn for weddings, festivals and temple ceremonies.
A wedding in Java, a temple ceremony in Bali, New Year celebrations amongst the hilltribes of Northern Thailand, and a Yao wedding in Laos.
The significance of the textiles, and the stories of their designs are as fascinating as the way they are made and the events they are made for. Come and enjoy!
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
Our first International Exhibition for several years. The Batik Guild has members all over the World from Europe, Asia, America North and South, Australia and Africa.
All members have been invited to send a piece of work and we will include as many as we can in this beautiful exhibition celebrating the diversity and the wax- melting versality of the BATIK technique in all its glory!
There will be a full programme of workshops throughout the two weeks (inc three weekends) with speakers and teachers showing, demonstrating and teaching a whole range of amazing skills. A fantastic opportunity to learn from the very best.
More details will be here as we finalise them.
And we're back....
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Frodsham when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful ladies of the local Community association
There is ample free parking at this venue and easy walking distance into Frodsham itself. This venue is very easily accessible from Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester and the Wirral from the M62, M6 and M66 mortorways. The nearest train station is just a short walk away at Frodsham
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
And we're back....
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Llandiloes when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful ladies of the Quilt Association
There is ample free and cheap long stay parking in the delightful little market town of Llanidloes and the venue is right in the middle of town with access to wonderful cafes, shops and beauty spots on the River Severn.The nearest train station is at Caersws.
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
A first venture for us - a Pop Up World Textile Day Market in this historic Town Hall in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Come and meet the experts in world textiles from all over the UK with their tempting arrays of fabrics, vintage textiles, clothes, jewellery, baskets, beads and more. A chance too to bring along any textiles you would like to show us for more information or a valuation.
Our experts know quite a thing or two about textiles from Afghanistan to Zambia via such places as Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Guatamala, Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mali, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam,
And we're back....
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Saltford when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful Saltford Community Association's very own cafe onsite.
There is ample free parking around this venue and the venue is also very easily accessed by bus from both Bristol and Bath. Saltford is roughly halfway between both. The nearest train station is at Keynsham.
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
And we're back at this wonderful new venue....
With FREE entry and lots to get excited about!
The theme this year is our long awaited (and twice postponed) theme of "CROSSING BORDERS"
A morning talk at 11 am will explore the theme of how people, textiles and techniques cross borders from one country to another, one region to another, spread across a continent or even end up on the other side of the world.
(Please watch this space for details of the speaker and the title of the talk for Brockenhurst when we have finalised it)
And an afternoon session at 2 pm with two short talks on "Surviving The Pandemic" This session will be devoted to hearing about how the people who supply us have been affected and managed to keep going through the past 2 years with updates from China, S.E. Asia, Africa and Japan amonst other places.
Talks tickets (at £5 for the morning talk and £3 for the afternoon talk will be available on the day from 10 am)
We will have a full range of home made refreshments from the wonderful local Quilt group
The wonderful delights of the New Forest are right on the doorstep. There is ample free parking at this venue and the nearest train station is just a short walk away at Brockenhurst.
Further details and updates will be found on our World Textile Day website
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